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oxygen demand
n. biochemical oxygen demand
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Oxygen demand
Oxygen demand is an environmental chemistry term that may refer to:
- Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), the amount of oxygen needed by organisms to break down organic material present in a water sample
- Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), the amount of oxygen needed to break down carbon compounds, excluding nitrogen compounds
- Chemical and biological oxygen demand, the combination of biochemical (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD)
- Chemical oxygen demand (COD), a test commonly used to indirectly measure the amount of organic compounds in a water sample
- Nitrogenous oxygen demand (NOD), the amount of oxygen required to break down nitrogenous compounds in a water sample, like ammonia
- Theoretical oxygen demand (ThOD), the calculated amount of oxygen required to oxidize a compound to its final oxidation products
Usage examples of "oxygen demand".
The more sewage there is in the water-that is, the higher the Biochemical Oxygen Demand-the less oxygen is present.
They can use the environmental systems to find out where lights are being used, where the oxygen demand is up.
We'll turn our thermostats down and sit very quiet to reduce oxygen demand.
He felt his hands sweating despite the cold, his heart pumping and not keeping up with the oxygen demand.
Internal temperature, oxygen demand, humidity controls were all computer controlled.
We'll turn our thermostats down and sit very quietly to reduce oxygen demand.